[e-privacy] Crashing the Wiretapper's Ball

[pinna at autistici.org]

un racconto interessante ambientato in una convention per militari, 
responsabili della sicurezza, esperti di telecomunicazioni e venditori 
di tecnologie di sorveglianza.
il giornalista, semi-infiltrato, cerca di capire cosa passa per la 
testa dei partecipanti e a giudicare da alcune schiette (e 
agghiaccianti) dichiarazioni ci riesce.

Crashing the Wiretapper's Ball
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71022-0.html

segue citazione significativa
ciao
pinna


Il giornalista:
"This is the equipment of totalitarianism, and the only things that can 
keep a population safe are decent law and proper oversight. I want to 
know what they think when they learn that China, or Syria, or Zimbabwe 
is getting their hands on it."

Un partecipante:
"Let me tell you something. I sell this equipment all over the world, 
especially in the Middle East. I deal with buyers from Qatar, and I get 
more concern about proper legal procedure from them than I get in the 
USA (...) The NSA is using this stuff. The DEA, the Secret Service, the 
CIA. Are you kidding me? They don't answer to you. They do whatever the 
hell they want with it. Are you really that naïve? Now leave these 
guys alone; they make a product, that's all. It's nothing to them what 
happens afterward"